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SGT Walter B. Geldon

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SGT Walter B. Geldon

Birth
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 23)
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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On June 6, 1941, while still working at Steel, Walter married Anna Hitcho in St. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Rite Church in Freemansburg

On his third wedding anniversary Walter Geldon was killed at Omaha Beach. He was a member of the first platoon of Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion

Walter was buried in France, one of thousands beneath endless rows of white crosses. Later, the family brought the body home to the plot in Ss. Cyril & Methodius


A Memorial was held for Walter Geldon and remembrances of his life; this article can be found in The Morning Call; June 7 2004; Section B page 1

On June 6, 1941, while still working at Steel, Walter married Anna Hitcho in St. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Rite Church in Freemansburg

On his third wedding anniversary Walter Geldon was killed at Omaha Beach. He was a member of the first platoon of Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion

Walter was buried in France, one of thousands beneath endless rows of white crosses. Later, the family brought the body home to the plot in Ss. Cyril & Methodius


A Memorial was held for Walter Geldon and remembrances of his life; this article can be found in The Morning Call; June 7 2004; Section B page 1




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  • Maintained by: Gwynspekes
  • Originally Created by: Marie Zimmerman
  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60014705/walter_b-geldon: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Walter B. Geldon (7 Feb 1921–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60014705, citing Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Gwynspekes (contributor 47703699).